Kellett reaches podium in Honda Indy in Toronto
By Darren Lum
Sometimes
you have to be good to be lucky and Dalton Kellett took full advantage
of a collision between two front runners to earn his first podium of the
2019 Indy Lights series season at the Honda Indy on Sunday, July 14 in
Toronto.
you have to be good to be lucky and Dalton Kellett took full advantage
of a collision between two front runners to earn his first podium of the
2019 Indy Lights series season at the Honda Indy on Sunday, July 14 in
Toronto.
During
lap 25, Aaron Telitz and Rinus VeeKay collided on turn three, opening
up an opportunity for the eventual winner, Oliver Askew, second place
finisher Toby Sowery and for Kellett to move up and finish the race.
lap 25, Aaron Telitz and Rinus VeeKay collided on turn three, opening
up an opportunity for the eventual winner, Oliver Askew, second place
finisher Toby Sowery and for Kellett to move up and finish the race.
Kellett
held off a late charge from Ryan Norman, who had dropped to the back of
the pack after starting eighth. Norman’s effort to progress to the top
of the field earned him the Tilton Hard Charger Award at the race.
held off a late charge from Ryan Norman, who had dropped to the back of
the pack after starting eighth. Norman’s effort to progress to the top
of the field earned him the Tilton Hard Charger Award at the race.
The Juncos Racing driver calls Toronto home, but has roots in the Highlands.
He
is a fifth generation Kellett, a relation of the late Glenn Kellett,
who had a residence on Mountain Lake and founded the 400-employee strong
company K-Line Group of Companies with one truck.
He
is a fifth generation Kellett, a relation of the late Glenn Kellett,
who had a residence on Mountain Lake and founded the 400-employee strong
company K-Line Group of Companies with one truck.
Plenty of family, friends and supporters came to see Dalton finish third and celebrate on the podium.
As
reported by Indy Lights, he said, “That was crazy. We have over 120
people out here this weekend: family, friends, K-Line partners. It was
so great to compete in front of them and put on a good show. It’s been a
tough weekend for me here in past years, a ‘Canadian curveball’ of
sorts, but we’ve gotten over that now. It’s unfortunate for Aaron and
Rinus but we were able to take advantage of the position we gained. We
almost had a good battle with Ryan at the end but we were just far
enough ahead to keep the position to the finish. I’m really proud of the
job we’ve done as a team: it’s been a learning process with Juncos
Racing and I think we’re hitting our stride now.”
reported by Indy Lights, he said, “That was crazy. We have over 120
people out here this weekend: family, friends, K-Line partners. It was
so great to compete in front of them and put on a good show. It’s been a
tough weekend for me here in past years, a ‘Canadian curveball’ of
sorts, but we’ve gotten over that now. It’s unfortunate for Aaron and
Rinus but we were able to take advantage of the position we gained. We
almost had a good battle with Ryan at the end but we were just far
enough ahead to keep the position to the finish. I’m really proud of the
job we’ve done as a team: it’s been a learning process with Juncos
Racing and I think we’re hitting our stride now.”
Kellett
races in the Indy Lights series, which is one step below the top level
for open-wheel racing in North America, the NTT IndyCar Series.
races in the Indy Lights series, which is one step below the top level
for open-wheel racing in North America, the NTT IndyCar Series.
Last
year Kellett finished seventh overall in the Indy Lights series. As of
July 16, he was seventh overall this season and trails sixth place racer
David Malukas by 12 points with seven races to go.
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